Advancing Health Equity

Catalog description

Against a backdrop of growing evidence of effective practices, this course explores areas of note and openings for innovation to advance health equity. Throughout the course, we survey the context of health disparities and health equity—a definition of terms, the state of the evidence, and relevant historical background. We explore evidence-based frameworks, tools, and techniques that promote equitable and sustainable implementation of new initiatives. And we reflect on personal and relational skills including learning to see inequity, mapping its sources within existing power structures, and changing perceptions of what types of innovation are feasible for ourselves and our institutions. Throughout this course, you will be asked to catalogue and analyze opportunities to advance equity in health and health care, and you will come away with a plan for an initiative that can be implemented in your professional context.